Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 08:36:57 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Cc: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/isa wcd.c Message-ID: <199810301636.IAA00382@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 30 Oct 1998 20:24:52 %2B0800." <199810301224.UAA11213@spinner.netplex.com.au>
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> Luigi Rizzo wrote: > > luigi 1998/10/30 03:38:49 PST > > > > Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_2_2) > > sys/i386/isa wcd.c > > Log: > > MFC -- use KB instead of Kb for KiloBytes > > Yes.. The conventions are a bit grey, but the 'b' usually means bits while > 'B' means bytes. Likewise, m = milli and M = mega. So, KB = kilobytes, Kb > = kilobits, KB/s = Kilobytes per second, MB/s = megabytes per second, Mb/s > = megabits per second. I've seen some real mutilations, eg "mbs" which is > nonsense (which by usual conventions would be millibitseconds). We've had this one before. K is kelvin, a measure of temperature. k is kilo, the SI 'about one thousand' unit. If you want to be consistent with M and G, use k not K. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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